Westgate High School

Coordinates: 29°59′55″N 91°51′26″W / 29.9987°N 91.8572°W / 29.9987; -91.8572
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Westgate High School
Location
Map
2305 Jefferson Island Road,
New Iberia, Louisiana

70560

United States
Coordinates29°59′55″N 91°51′26″W / 29.9987°N 91.8572°W / 29.9987; -91.8572
Information
School typePublic
LocaleRural[1]
School districtIberia Parish School System
NCES District ID2200720
NCES School ID220072000525
Enrollment926 (2021–2022[1])
Student to teacher ratio18.67[1]

Westgate High School is a public high school in unincorporated Iberia Parish, Louisiana, near New Iberia. It is a part of the Iberia Parish School System.[2] It is located at 2305 Jefferson Island Road in New Iberia, Louisiana, U.S..[1]

About[edit]

It is a Title 1 eligible school.[1] The demographics for the 2021–2022 school year enrollment are 28.9% White, 59.1% Black, 6.9% Asian, 3.1% Hispanic, 1.9% two or more races, and 0.1% Native American or Alaskan Native.[2]

History[edit]

Westgate High School campus was preceded by the New Iberia Freshman High School (or Freshman High School), and the even earlier segregated Jonas Henderson High School (1950–1969) for African American students only.[3][4]

Athletics[edit]

Westgate High athletics competes in the LHSAA. They won the state football championships in 2021.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Westgate High School (2021–2022 school year)". National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
  2. ^ a b "Westgate High School". usnews.com. 2021–2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Fairclough, Adam (2009-06-30). A Class of Their Own: Black Teachers in the Segregated South. Harvard University Press. p. 403. ISBN 978-0-674-03666-6.
  4. ^ American Gas Journal. Vol. 192. American Gas Light Journal, Inc. December 1965. p. 58.

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